The Revelations of Carey Ravine

i received this book in exchange for an honest review, from hachette. -- i was so excited to read this book. the summary sounded really interesting, and the author is a kiwi - which i'm trying to read more of. unfortunately, i was rather disappointed when i got around to actually reading it. the plot i......more

I very much enjoyed this historical mystery set in 18thC London where everyone and everything are not what they seem! Told in the first person, it's a tale of skulduggery and deception galore. There are some serious themes, but it's also light hearted and lively. I thought it was fast paced and well......more

London 1776: Carey Nash is happily married and living the high life on credit. Her husband is a chancer who falls into the orbit of a group of powerful men who employ him to write a political commentary to further their own ends. Carey is intrigued by a document that she finds in her husband's posse......more

My rating is low because the first 200 pages were a real disappointment . The story was rather like a tortoise whose head kept popping out - suggesting that the book was about to blossom - then went back into its shell again. Set in 18th Century London , but with overtones of India throughout , the......more

Takes a while to get into the mystery of it all, but a very satisfying ending!......more